Ventura County Sheriff's Department

Suspects, Charge, City of residence, Age
Carlos Arceo, Felony narcotics warrant, Oxnard, 30
Bryon Balard, Felony narcotics warrant, Oxnard, 41
Anita Cortez, Felony narcotics warant, Oxnard, 24
Sean Coulter, Felon in possession of gun, Oxnard, 27
Poss sawed off rifle
Poss firearm while under influence of methamphetamine
Amy Wilber, UI Methamphetamine, Oxnard, 21
Anthony Bates, Poss of narcotics, Oxnard, 33
Abel Estrada, Violation of parole, Oxnard, 50
UI methamphetamine
Mario Delgado, Felon in poss of ammunition, Oxnard, 43
Teresa McCall, Violation of parole, Oxnard, 46
Poss of narcotics
Adriane Bojorquez, UI narcotics, Oxnard, 27
Edward Velasquez, UI narcotics, Oxnard, 28
Violation of parole
Luis Uribe, Warrant, Oxnard, 21
Male Juvenile, Poss of concealed firearm, Oxnard, 17
Male Juvenile, Poss of concealed firearm, Oxnard, 17

The Sheriff’s Gang Unit made 14 arrests and seized 4 guns while patrolling areas recently hit by gang violence and investigating recent shootings . The saturation patrols are part of a response by the Sheriff’s Department aimed at reducing a recent increase in drive-by shootings. Over the last two weeks, five people have been shot in three drive-by shootings in the unincorporated area of El Rio and Saticoy. Gang investigators believe all three shootings are gang related.

On 11-6-2008, gang investigators went to a home in the 3600 blk of Nyeland in an attempt to arrest Carlos Arceo and Bryon Balard. Both had felony narcotics warrants for their arrest. Both subjects ran and were arrested after a short chase.

On 11-7-2008, gang investigators were assisting homicide detectives in the 100 blk of Juanita, Oxnard. During the investigation, Anita Cortez was arrested for an outstanding narcotics warrant. Gang investigators also recovered an assault rifle from the home.

Later that night, investigators went to the home of Sean Coulter in the 300 blk of Corsicana, El Rio. They discovered that Coulter was in possession of a sawed off rifle with a high capacity magazine. Coulter, who is a convicted felon, was also under the influence of methamphetamine. Investigators also arrested Coulter’s girlfriend, Amy Wilbur, for being under the influence of methamphetamine.

The following day, members of the Gang Unit arrested nine more individuals for a variety of charges, including two male juveniles who were in possession of concealed loaded firearms.

The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department is committed to reducing gang violence in its jurisdiction.